Do road levies collected by rulers count as zakah?
2026-10-13
T157 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete source question and answer
Complete original question and answer, 25/93. The answer concerns sums collected under a designation other than zakah.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
هل يجزئ الرجل عن زكاته ما يغرمه ولاة الأمور في الطرقات أم لا ؟
الجواب
ما يأخذه ولاة الأمور بغير اسم الزكاة لا يعتد به من الزكاة. والله تعالى أعلم.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Do the sums rulers impose on a man on the roads discharge his zakah, or not?
Answer
What the authorities take under a designation other than zakah is not counted as zakah. Allah Most High knows best.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 25/93
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic question and complete answer collated with the cited source text and its adjacent question boundaries. Arabic diacritics omitted, display marks removed and honorific glyphs expanded. Browsing headings and scope notes are editorial.